There are many topics introduced in The Freedom Writers Diary that we could learn more about. Choose a topic that interests you to research.

Here is a list of topics you guys came up with:
racism
gang violence
LA Race riots
Hazing for sorority recruitment
tagging
physical abuse
drug abuse
alcoholism
discrimination
dyslexia
the projects
juvenile hall
running away from home
bullying
Oklahoma City bombing
homelessness
cystic fibrosis
shoplifting
Anne Frank
Zlata Filipovic
war in Bosnia
Books:
Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
The Wave by Todd Strasser
Night by Elie Wiesel
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Zlata’s Diary: A Child’s Life in Sarajevo by Zlata Filipovic

Step 1: Find 2 Good Sources and bookmark them in your bookmark bar so that you don’t loose them. Print the articles.
Step 2: Read the sources. Highlight the main idea for each paragraph in the article.
Step 3: Gather 3 main ideas on a web diagram
Step 4: Make a KeyNote to present to your classmates.